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Nouns
(n)
blister
a flaw on a surface resulting when an applied substance does not adhere (as an air bubble in a coat of paint)
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(n)
blister
(botany) a swelling on a plant similar to that on the skin
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(n)
blister
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bulla
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bleb
(pathology) an elevation of the skin filled with serous fluid
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Verbs
(v)
blister
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vesicate
get blistered
“Her feet blistered during the long hike”
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(v)
blister
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scald
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whip
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scorch
subject to harsh criticism
“The Senator blistered the administration in his speech on Friday”
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“the professor scaled the students”
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“your invectives scorched the community”
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(v)
blister
cause blisters to form on
“the tight shoes and perspiration blistered her feet”
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